Capitalism isn't 'broken'. It's working all too well - and we're the worse for it | Maria Svart

Exploitation is a feature of capitalism, not a bug. Our economic system is beyond salvageCapitalism is not broken. It is working all too well, concentrating money in the hands of the few by exploiting...

Microsoft working to get “every single Xbox One game” working on Scarlett LOS ANGELES—When Microsoft announced the first details of its next game console Sunday, it said that "thousands of games across four console generations will look and play best on Project Scarlett." In a video follow-up focused on backward compatibility posted Monday, the company clarified that its ...13:26 2019-06-11

The Future of Capitalism Capitalism creates prosperity. By channeling energies into production and innovation, it has enabled billions of ordinary people to live better than the royalty of old. But capitalism puts power into the hands of owners, including hard-to-love billionaires and multinational corporations. It’s blamed...09:13 2019-09-11

Capitalism Is Going to Kill Us All President Trump was asked at the G7 summit in France on Monday whether he had any general thoughts to share about climate change. Here is some of what Trump—who skipped a summit meeting on climate change earlier today—said in reply (emphasis mine):...19:52 2019-08-26

BIS calls for capitalism to save itself, from itself Global central banks' role is now exhausted and monetary stimulus adds little economic value, in fact it does more harm than good. Those are not the warnings of rabid Marxists, but the Bank for International Settlements....14:26 2019-07-03

There Is No Ethical Dissent Under Capitalism It’s safe to say Jay-Z, to some extent, takes cues from Colin Kaepernick. Jay-Z has expressed his admiration of the former quarterback before, once calling him an “iconic figure.” In the aftermath of Kaepernick’s black-balling from the NFL for his peaceful protest of police killing unarmed black men...12:39 2019-08-16

Consumerism isn't a sellout - if capitalism works for all Consumers need protection from dishonest sellers, and the market needs protection from monopolies and cronyism“Love? Love fades away. But things? Things are forever.” So says Tom, played by Aziz Ansari, in a scene from Parks and Recreation. The phrase has become a meme, a tongue-in-cheek defense of ...13:52 2019-07-03

Woke capitalism cowers to China Over at National Review, David French asks a question to which every humanist and freedom fighter in the western world wishes a resounding affirmative answer: If China cracks down on Hong Kong, will corporate America remember its morals?...12:39 2019-08-16

Don’t believe the naysayers: Capitalism is healthier than it appears Populist prophets of doom are wrong. The capitalist system is working for AmericansThis is a strange time to be debating whether capitalism is broken, at least in the United States.The economy has added jobs every month since October 2010 for a total of over 20m net new payroll jobs. The unemploymen...08:26 2019-06-12

China's success is a story of capitalism eradicating poverty China gave birth to several products that helped change the course of history, such as gunpowder, the compass, and paper money. But its greatest gift to the world has been something different: Setting an example of how capitalist economic policies can help liberate hundreds of millions of people fro...09:13 2019-08-12

The new left economics: how a network of thinkers is transforming capitalism After decades of rightwing dominance, a transatlantic movement of leftwing economists is building a practical alternative to neoliberalism. By Andy BeckettFor almost half a century, something vital has been missing from leftwing politics in western countries. Since the 70s, the left has changed how ...19:00 2019-06-27

Four in 10 Americans prefer socialism to capitalism, poll finds Axios poll reveals 55% of women aged 18-54 prefer socialismMajority of men would rather live in a capitalist countryForty percent of Americans would rather live in a socialist country than a capitalist one, with a majority of younger women having this preference, according to a new poll. Related: Oc...18:13 2019-06-10

PEN World Voices Festival: Surveillance Capitalism, Human Autonomy, And you Presented with The GuardianThe 2019 PEN World Voices Festival will bring more than 200 writers and artists representing over 50 nationalities to New York City and Los Angeles this month to discuss and debate the theme Open Secrets — what we reveal and what we withhold, and the opportunities and dang...15:00 2019-05-21

Is US capitalism really abandoning the 'greed is good' mantra? | Larry Elliott The US roundtablers’ pledge is woolly. So it’s baby steps for now to stop Capitol Hill forcing more drastic changesMilton Friedman will be spinning in his grave at the heresy perpetrated by the US Business Roundtable. For the thick end of five decades US capitalism has been run along Friedmanite lin...22:52 2019-08-19

Capitalism is part of solution to climate crisis, says Mark Carney Bank of England governor says firms that ignore crisis ‘will go bankrupt without question’Capitalism is “very much part of the solution” to tackling the climate crisis, according to the governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney.Challenged in an interview by the Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow o...01:26 2019-08-01

Capitalism gone wrong: how big pharma created America's opioid carnage A web of firms ramped up narcotic painkiller sales, creating the biggest drug epidemic in American history as profits surgedAs Oklahoma’s attorney general, Mike Hunter laid out his indictment against one of the biggest corporations in America, he made a point of saying that he was not hostile to big...10:13 2019-07-24

Boeing's travails show what's wrong with modern capitalism | Matt Stoller Deregulation means a company once run by engineers is now in the thrall of financiers and its stock remains high even as its planes fall from the skyThe plight of Boeing shows the perils of modern capitalism. The corporation is a wounded giant. Much of its productive capacity has been mothballed fol...13:13 2019-09-11

Warren’s vampire plan seeks to drive a stake through the heart of capitalism Elizabeth Warren, the 2020 Democrat presidential hopeful and former Harvard professor, believes private equity companies are parasites on the economy. The Massachusetts senator describes the business model of private equity firms as being “like vampires — bleeding the company dry and walking away en...19:00 2019-09-07

Maria Sharapova retires from Wimbledon in first round Maria Sharapova retired injured for the first time in her grand slam career at Wimbledon on Tuesday when trailing Pauline Parmentier 5-0 in the third set and after originally leading by a set and 5-2....20:13 2019-07-02

After Maria: the Netflix documentary looking at life after a hurricane The makes of a new documentary short about Puerto Rican families after Hurricane Maria talk about the importance of illuminating a crisisAt Glenda Martes’s 43rd birthday celebration last summer, party favors mix with evidence of transience: there’s a plastic tiara, balloons and silly string; generic...11:39 2019-05-23

Di Maria free kick earns PSG comeback win in French Super Cup "Paris Saint-Germain substitute Angel Di Maria scored the winner with a spectacular free kick and Kylian Mbappe was also on target as the Ligue 1 champions recovered to beat Stade Rennes 2-1 and lift the French Super Cup in Shenzhen on Saturday."...17:13 2019-08-03

Family of Maria Escobedo speaks out after murderer gets life in prison TUCSON – Maria Escobedo was known as kind, nice and loving. She was a family woman, a mother and a grandma.
The brother of Escobedo, Jose Tellez was emotional as he talked to News 4 Tucson about the life sentence of Mario Jesus Dorame.
“It tears you up. It hurts. It hurts really bad,R...07:52 2019-07-13

Serena Williams to face Maria Sharapova in US Open first round Serena opens bid for record-tying 24th major against SharapovaTop-seeded Djokovic drawn into same half as No 3 seed FedererBreakout star Cori Gauff could face Naomi Osaka in round threeSerena Williams has been paired with Maria Sharapova in an eye-catching US Open first round encounter.Williams and ...20:52 2019-08-22

How Muslim model Maria Al-Sadek is shaking up the fashion industry It’s the American Dream for the digital age. Three years ago, Maria Al-Sadek was a college student living in Alabama. Now she’s a rising model, writer, stylist and influencer — working with brands such as Marc Jacobs and ­Armani Beauty — who lives in Brooklyn. She also boasts more than 400,000 follo...09:26 2019-06-23

Serena Williams-Maria Sharapova opener could be US Open flop The two players bring a combined 28 Grand Slam titles to the first night of the U.S. Open. That’s unprecedented for a first-round match. But whether Monday’s under-the-lights Serena Williams-Maria Sharapova superstar showdown at Arthur Ashe Stadium lives up to the drama is questionable. Williams is ...07:00 2019-08-26

Amal Clooney will represent Philippines journalist Maria Ressa International human rights lawyers Amal Clooney and Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC will lead a team representing Maria Ressa, the award-winning Philippines journalist who has been repeatedly arrested this year on charges that her lawyer described as "politically motivated."...04:39 2019-07-09

Former top FEMA official busted for taking bribes after Hurricane Maria A former top official in the Federal Emergency Management Agency was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly taking bribes from the head of a company who received $1.8 billion in federal contracts to repair Puerto Rico’s power grid after Hurricane Maria devastated the island in 2017. Ahsha Tribble, ...23:26 2019-09-10

Hurricane Maria's legacy: how the rise of nationalism creates climate victims Speaking in Puerto Rico at the International Congress of Youth Voices, David Wallace-Wells warns the the devastation could be routinely replicated – but youth activism offers hopeDave Eggers: why we should listen to teenagers speak about climate crisisPuerto Rico’s ongoing struggles to recover from ...17:39 2019-08-12

Serena Williams will face Maria Sharapova for maximum US Open drama Serena Williams’ first U.S. Open match since her infamous meltdown in the 2018 final will be against a familiar rival – Maria Sharapova. Williams, the No. 8 seed, is coming off a back injury that could compromise her chances of recording a historic, record-tying 24th Grand Slam title. Though Sharapo...20:26 2019-08-22

Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams put 15-year feud on line at US Open The nervous energy and sense of expectation around first-round showdown will light a flame under the championshipsIf Serena Williams really did say of Maria Sharapova in the Wimbledon locker room in tearful defeat 15 years ago, “I will never lose to that little bitch again”, she was wrong but she se...05:52 2019-08-25

US Open 2019: Serena Williams makes quick work of Maria Sharapova For all the tennis history Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova have written — from Grand Slams and greatness to meltdowns and melodrama — they had never once played each other at the U.S. Open. Monday’s first was no contest. The eighth-seeded Williams thrashed Sharapova 6-1, 6-1 in Monday night’s fi...05:39 2019-08-27

Serena Williams wins 19th straight over Maria Sharapova in US Open laugher Williams wins 6-1, 6-1 over Sharapova in 59 minutesDjokovic opens title defense with straight-set victorySo much has changed since the last time Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova stared each other down from across the net, fists pumped and teeth bared as growls vibrated from their throats. After f...05:13 2019-08-27

Tour the gorgeous home of jewelry designer to the stars Tara Maria Famiglietti Illustrious jewelry designer Tara Maria Famiglietti (whose A-list clients include Angelina Jolie, Madonna, Gisele Bündchen, Jessica Alba and Ali MacGraw, to name a few) and her husband, musician Matt White, don’t remember exactly when it happened. But at some point in the last year or so, the pair f...15:00 2019-05-23

This Just Gets Worse and Worse Speaking with reporters outside the White House before jetting off to his private golf club in Bedminster, NJ, on Friday, President Donald Trump backtracked on his bogus backtracking from his weeklong racist rants against Rep. Ilhan Omar and other members of “the Squad,” calling their behavior a “di...00:00 2019-07-20

An MLB record that was just set might never be broken A major league record was set over the weekend and is unlikely to be broken — without a reversal of rules that won’t go into effect until next season. With players such as Jed Lowrie returning from injury and Toronto’s Anthony Kay making his major league debut, the total number of players used...20:52 2019-09-09

Everything you need to know about broken ribs Broken ribs are a common injury following an accident or fall. In this article, learn about how to identify the symptoms and what to expect from treatment and recovery....03:26 2019-08-21

The Ice Has Broken, that was some thick ice! TUCSON – For the first time in 2019, Tucson International Airport hit 100° at 2:37 PM on June 9th. This is the 11th latest Ice Break in recorded weather history. Climatology (1981-2011) this is the second latest Ice Break with only 1982 coming later than today’s on June 10th.
ICE BREAK ...04:39 2019-06-10

It Just Keeps Getting Worse For The Celtics Think back to two summers ago. The Boston Celtics, after enduring yet another round of criticism for failing to dig into their war chest of draft picks in order to make a trade for Paul George or Jimmy Butler, had swooped in to pluck Kyrie Irving away from the Cavs and team him up with Gordon Haywar...18:52 2019-06-19

Why do so many statues have broken noses? The most common question that curator Edward Bleiberg fields from visitors to the Brooklyn Museum's Egyptian art galleries is a straightforward but salient one: Why are the statues' noses broken?...06:00 2019-08-10

Why the Fed’s Rethinking Its Toolkit (It’s Broken) The world’s central bankers have a confession to make: They’re not sure whether the tools they’ve been using for decades work anymore. That uncertainty has become increasingly clear since the dramatic U-turn by the U.S. Federal Reserve in January, when it set aside plans to continue with a steady ra...10:52 2019-06-01

Yankees look old and broken down, and it has to stop CHICAGO — The Yankees looked old and tired Friday night. Remember when we used to say that all the time about this club, even as it slogged its way to championships or at least division titles? The great sell-off of 2016, which begat the Baby Bombers, made way for a new, exciting era which neverthel...16:52 2019-06-15

Your hiring process is broken — here’s how to fix it The labor shortage in America is forcing companies in every industry to reassess how they identify, attract, and keep top talent. A 2017 PwC survey of CEOs found that most viewed a lack of skilled workers as the primary threat to their business, and in 2019, hiring and retaining smart, capable peopl...11:52 2019-08-17

Your heatwave could be worse because of a drought somewhere else Enlarge / Temperatures during the third week of July, 2019. (credit: NASA Earth Observatory)
Long-lived heatwaves in the mid-latitudes are typically the result of an atmospheric pattern known as a “blocking high.” In a blocking high, the jet stream bends in a north-pointing ridge (in the Northern ...00:39 2019-08-22

The Next Donald Trump Will Be Worse As difficult as it may be while staring down a 2020 reelection campaign, it is worth taking some time to mull over this inevitability: Donald Trump is only a rickety trial run for the next far more dangerous Fascist 2.0 candidate that will come after him....22:00 2019-06-18

Will Brexit be worse for women? The economic impact of Brexit has been explored far and wide. But with the October 31 deadline approaching and a no-deal scenario still very much on the cards, could it affect women disproportionately?...04:39 2019-06-28

MLB’s attendance problem is getting worse NEW YORK — The Tampa Bay Rays and Miami Marlins drew 12,653 Wednesday night — combined. Baltimore, Cincinnati, Minnesota and Tampa Bay set stadium lows this year. Kansas City had its smallest home crowd since 2011 and Toronto and San Francisco since 2010. The Marlins’ average attendance is les...05:26 2019-05-31

It can get a whole lot worse for Giants very quickly It is not yet late early for the Giants. Late, though, arrives soon enough — Sunday in the home opener against the Bills, to be exact. The Giants getting thrashed by the Cowboys in Arlington, Texas is no shock, considering the disparity in where these teams sit in the NFL pecking order. The home tea...16:39 2019-09-10

Health Inequality Is Getting Worse in the U.S. Americans who have had the misfortune of becoming seriously sick know that the country’s health care system is deeply broken, even if you have insurance. But a new study out Friday highlights the widening gap in who gets to be healthy. Over a 25-year period leading up to 2017, it found, health inequ...21:52 2019-06-28

Why MTA deficits are likely to be far worse than predicted The MTA’s massive upcoming deficit could be far worse than officials are predicting — because they’re assuming hundreds of millions of dollars in savings that won’t happen under current worker contracts or if the economy goes south, a new report warned Wednesday. The analysis from ...08:39 2019-08-08

It will take hometown heroes to fix broken towns EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio — Greg Bricker is tired of his community looking through the rearview mirror to an idyllic past, rather than looking forward and trying to plot a better course....09:13 2019-09-07

You Can Now Get Your Broken Apple Device Repaired at Best Buy Apple designs its products to be simple and foolproof, but also nearly impossible for the average user to fix themselves—meaning customers have to go through either an Apple Store, an Apple-approved third-party servicer, or ship their products to Apple for repairs. While plenty of bigger cities have...22:13 2019-06-19

Chara in for Bruins despite reported broken jaw Bruins captain Zdeno Chara is in the lineup for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final, less than 72 hours after he reportedly sustained a broken jaw after taking a puck to the face....02:26 2019-06-07

Houston’s Verlander has no-hitter broken up in 7th HOUSTON (AP) — Justin Verlander of the Houston Astros had his no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox broken up with one out in the seventh on a home run by Jose Abreu.
Verlander retired his first five batters with three strikeouts before walking Yonder Alonso with two outs in the second. But he got...05:39 2019-05-22

How to Dispose of a Broken Pair of Headphones On Amazon, a pair of headphones by a manufacturer called HiFiMan costs $2,250. According to reviews, of which there are 28 supposed buyers, one commenter said his pair broke and that he wouldn’t buy another pair again. (His review mentions that this was his second set from the company.)...23:39 2019-08-19

Simone Biles Has Once Again Broken Gymnastics American gymnast Simone Biles won the all-around title at the U.S. Gymnastics Championship on Sunday, making this the sixth consecutive year she’s taken home that title. She also unleashed two moves that no gymnast has ever done in competition before....19:00 2019-08-12

Why do so many Egyptian statues have broken noses? The most common question that curator Edward Bleiberg fields from visitors to the Brooklyn Museum's Egyptian art galleries is a straightforward but salient one: Why are the statues' noses broken?...17:13 2019-07-24

It just gets worse for Yankees’ Luis Severino Another day, another Yankees injury setback. And this one might hurt the most. Luis Severino has been shut down because of soreness in his right lat, manager Aaron Boone revealed to reporters before the Yankees faced the Red Sox on Saturday in London. “He re-MRI’d, which is what we wanted to d...21:39 2019-06-29

Why the gaming world will be worse once GameStop is gone Enlarge / Artist's conception of a customer virtually experiencing a world without GameStop. (credit: Ava Williams/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
Major game retailer GameStop has been having more than its fair share of struggles lately. After giving up on a search for a buyer in January, th...18:26 2019-08-02

Booker says Trump is 'worse than a racist' Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., blasted President Trump over his ongoing feud with the four progressive congresswomen, and said the president is "worse than a racist."...07:13 2019-07-23

This Indy 500 Pit Lane Crash Could Have Been Much Worse IndyCar inexperience caught out former Formula One racer Marcus Ericsson as he entered the pit lane on lap 138 in today’s Indianapolis 500. Getting slowed down from over 200 miles per hour down to the pit road speed limit isn’t exactly a cake walk. It appears Ericsson was just a bit too fast enterin...06:26 2019-05-27

Renault-Nissan Tensions Somehow Got Even Worse Everything is falling apart for Renault-Nissan, more tariff threats, more Brexit fallout, more alleged corruption in the Trump administration, and bad reviews for Elon Musk as a boss. All this and more in The Morning Shift for Friday, June 10, 2019....16:26 2019-06-10

Subway, bus fare evasion could be even worse than the MTA says Fare evasion on subways and buses is soaring — but could be even worse than the MTA has reported, according to the agency’s watchdog. An investigation conducted earlier this year and published Thursday by MTA Inspector General Carolyn Pokorny’s office poked holes in the agency̵...19:39 2019-09-12

NFL Owners Have Always Been Terrible. It's Just That Now The President Is Worse. When it comes to marrying brain-frozen, heavily armed plutocracy with mindless and quasi-religious ritual, the National Football League pretty much got there ahead of everybody. The number of NFL owners whose general political and social outlook has progressed past the conventional wisdom of the Art...21:13 2019-08-09

Driving In Manhattan Is Getting Actively Worse Anyone who drives in Manhattan knows that it’s trash, but even I was surprised by new data published by the NYC Department of Transportation that average speeds were down to all of 7 mph....13:26 2019-08-16

For Better And Worse, Starrcast Isn't Like Any Other Wrestling Fan Convention It wasn’t even late on Thursday morning during Memorial Day weekend when things got weird. I was unable to sleep on my overnight flight from New York to Las Vegas, passed out for several hours of desperate sleep, then met England’s Maffew Gregg, the mastermind behind long-running online wrestling vi...22:39 2019-08-30

Substance abuse among veterans is getting worse More US military veterans are struggling with substance abuse and half of returning service members who need mental health treatment don’t seek out care, according to newly released data. According to information from the Centers for Disease Control’s 2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveill...23:52 2019-05-30

A tale of two cities: Why ransomware will just get worse Enlarge / Baltimore, Maryland; Riviera Beach, Florida. Both got ransomware, and the outcomes were... the worst of times, and the worst of times.
Earlier this week, the city of Riviera Beach, Florida, faced a $600,000 demand from ransomware operators in order to regain access to the city's data. T...00:13 2019-06-22

Mali: 'Worse than anything we’ve seen in living memory' The conflict between the Dogon and Fulani ethnic groups over resources in Mali has been exacerbated by climate change, population growth, an absentee state and Islamism. The result is a rapidly rising death toll....18:13 2019-06-11

Facebook's Antitrust Problems Just Got Worse New York Attorney General Letitia James launched a multi-state antitrust investigation into Facebook on Friday, applying a new layer of pesky regulatory scrutiny to the scandal-ridden social network.Read more......17:26 2019-09-06

Opinion: Hong Kong and the broken promise The Special Administrative Region is in turmoil. For weeks, activists have been protesting against a now withdrawn extradition bill. But the protests are really about Hong Kong’s future, says Alexander Görlach....10:39 2019-07-23

Your broken heart might make you die of cancer: study Amorous affairs can have tumorous ends. “Broken Heart Syndrome” may make you more likely to die of cancer, according to a new report from the American Heart Association. Adults with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, or a clinically broken heart for those more romantically (and less scientificall...01:00 2019-07-20

Justin Amash: GOP was broken even before Trump’s presidency Rep. Justin Amash, just days after he announced his departure from the Republican Party, said Sunday he would have left even if Donald Trump weren’t the president but insisted that this term in Congress was what “really broke it for me.”“Over the years, I've seen that people are just falling in line...17:26 2019-07-07

Voit thought 'broken jaw' when hit by Bettis pitch Yankees slugger Luke Voit said memories of Giancarlo Stanton's jaw being broken by a pitch from Milwaukee's Mike Fiers five years ago crossed his mind when he took a pitch to the face on Saturday....19:39 2019-07-21

Keanu Reeves has basically broken Twitter Keanu Reeves is everywhere. With so many current and upcoming releases—John Wick, Toy Story 4, his amazing Always Be My Maybe cameo, his upcoming role in Cyberpunk 2077—and heartwarming tales of him just being a good dude, he’s evolved into everyone’s favorite meme. There’s been so many that Reeves ...02:00 2019-06-11

Robert Mugabe’s Legacy of Broken Souls There can be no mixed feelings, misconceptions or complications about Robert Mugabe’s legacy. He presided over the destruction of millions of people’s lives over a span of 37 years. Some he murdered in cold blood, others it was a slow roast and for many it was a silent death as they live...21:52 2019-09-06

The most commonly broken ‘house rule’ in America ‘Always say please and thank you’, ‘no phones at the dinner table’ and ‘never go to bed angry’ are three of the top 10 most common house rules in America, according to new research. A study examining how families manage their time at home and the house rules by wh...23:26 2019-06-04

Former Starbucks CEO won't seek U.S. presidency in 'broken system' Former Starbucks Corp chief executive Howard Schultz has abandoned plans for an independent presidential run, saying he did not want to split the electorate and help re-elect U.S. President Donald Trump in 2020, according to a statement on his website....15:13 2019-09-06

Has an Australian judge just broken Facebook for publishers? Landmark ruling set to change the way media companies engage with the social media giantA landmark ruling in the New South Wales supreme court has again raised concerns about defamation law in Australia, and has the potential to significantly affect the way media companies engage with the social med...19:00 2019-06-27

For the sake of cinema, Disney needs to be broken up | Guy Lodge The studio has been consuming its rivals – and creating a film industry devoid of the innovation championed by its founderIt’s the kind of commercial supremacy about which Walt Disney and his brother Roy probably fantasised when they founded the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio in 1923: just past the ...20:26 2019-07-11

America’s Public Defenders’ Offices Are Broken. Here’s How to Fix Them As a former prosecutor and attorney general of California, I saw our legal system at its best when we pursued justice and stood up for victims of murder, rape, and other serious crimes. It made me feel proud. But I also saw the parts of our criminal justice system that were failing—including overwor...16:00 2019-06-05

Reports: Chara's jaw broken; Bruins eye options The Bruins could be without captain Zdeno Chara for Thursday's Game 5 after the defenseman took a puck to the face that left him bloodied and in need of stitches Monday night....02:52 2019-06-05

Sure Looks Like Zdeno Chara's Going To Play Tonight With A Broken Jaw It was a fine question to ask. When did the Bruins make the decision that defenseman Zdeno Chara, who broke his jaw in Monday’s Game 4 against the Blues, could actually be able to play tonight? The problem is that the question started from a false premise. As head coach Bruce Cassidy noted today, Ch...03:00 2019-06-07

Broken heart syndrome may be linked to cancer There may be a possible link between broken heart syndrome and cancer.
Researchers from the University Hospital Zurich in Switzerland studied data from over 1,600 patients who had broken heart syndrome.
The syndrome occurs when one part of the heart stops pumping normally and is often brought on by ...22:52 2019-07-17

In the New Joker Trailer, a Broken Man Becomes Batman's Greatest Foe We’ve already had a few glimpses of Todd Phillips’ take on how a man like the Joker could come to existence, even in the already sordid world of Gotham City. But this latest look dives even further into the haunting downfall of Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck....21:39 2019-08-28

Hamza Choudhury says he ‘let England down’ with red and has never felt worse • England Under-21 midfielder sent off in Euros defeat by France• Choudhury apologises for tackle that put opponent in hospitalHamza Choudhury has apologised for his awful challenge on France’s Jonathan Bamba and described the dismissal that cost England in their European Under-21 Championship opene...14:39 2019-06-19

Bankruptcy filings rising across the country and it could get worse Bankruptcies are back — flashing warnings that more Americans are knee-deep in debt in big cities like New York. While total bankruptcy petitions nationwide by consumers and businesses are still well below Great Recession levels, analysts say there is an unmistakable trend upward. New York state’s b...19:13 2019-08-11

There's truly nothing worse than family in iZombie's "Filleted To Rest" While the thematic throughline doesn’t land quite as well as one would hope—even with the return of a Liv voiceover to wrap it all up—iZombie’s “Filleted To Rest” is all about family. Both biological families and found families, as well as the (extreme) ups and downs that go with both forms. Honestl...17:39 2019-06-14

Sitting in front of TV may be worse for health than desk job (Reuters Health) - Working at a desk all day may not be as bad for heart health and longevity as sitting in front of a television after hours, according to a U.S. study that suggests not all types of sitting are equally harmful....20:13 2019-06-27

Your sleep tracker might make insomnia worse Sleep tracking can help you determine if you're getting a good night's rest, but it might exacerbate your problems in some circumstances. Scientists talking to the New York Times have warned that sleep tracker apps and devices can worsen insomnia bo......09:13 2019-06-16

Edwin Diaz trade to Mets looking worse by the day PHILADELPHIA — It’s the trade that gets worse by the day. While Robinson Cano’s struggles this season have been well-documented, the supposed gem of Brodie Van Wagenen’s offseason blockbuster has come crashing down with him. Edwin Diaz’s latest meltdown Thursday, in which he gave up five runs on two...17:00 2019-06-28

Yankees’ day gets even worse after Subway Series rainout Rain fell on the Yankees on Monday. And then they fell out of first place in the AL East. The Rays beat the Athletics, 6-2, moving a half-game ahead of the washed-out Yankees. Charlie Morton remained unbeaten with Tampa Bay, pitching seven shutout innings en route to the win. The Yankees can reclaim...05:13 2019-06-11

Fake news is real — A.I. is going to make it much worse Advancements in AI are rapidly paving the way for "deepfake" videos, content that falsely shows people saying and doing things they never said or did. These fakes are blurring the lines between fact and fiction in journalism like never before....21:26 2019-07-12

Solving the Mets’ defensive nightmare before it gets worse The Mets are a terrible defensive team. The execrable bullpen is a more overt culprit in explaining how a team with expectations could begin the holiday weekend with a better record than only one other NL club. The bad glove work, though, has contributed to undermining the pitching. Statistically, t...20:39 2019-07-06

‘It sucks’: Jets’ kicking woes keep getting worse MetLife Stadium was buzzing. The large crowd was on its feet after C.J. Mosley’s 17-yard interception return for a touchdown. Moments later, cheers were replaced by groans. Kaare Vedvik hit the left post on the extra point, a reminder of the Jets’ kicking issues that clearly aren’t solved after Pro ...01:39 2019-09-09

NY state barely cracks top 20 for jobs, NYC is even worse As if you needed another reason to leave New York City. The US has seen notable job growth recently, with over 263,000 new jobs in April alone and the lowest unemployment rate since December 1969. However, not every city and state is enjoying a booming job market, which is why the finance nerds over...23:52 2019-05-30

Next Season The FIA WEC Entry List Is Getting Smaller But Maybe Not Worse Next season is something of an interim year for the FIA WEC. The new 2020-2021 season regulations have been announced, and there have been a couple of takers thus far, but that’s not for another year. Toyota, in the 2019-2020 season, will again be the only factory supported LMP1 Hybrid. Some manufac...05:52 2019-06-15

Congressman to Facebook: Your Digital Currency Could Be Worse Than 9-11 Facebook’s new digital currency, Libra, has the potential to be worse than the September 11th attacks. At least that’s what Democratic Congressman Dril (sorry, Congressman Brad Sherman) of California said today at a House Committee on Financial Services Hearing in Washington, D.C.Read more......20:26 2019-07-17

Worse than Cats? The biggest CGI disasters in cinema The trailer for the live-action adaptation has shocked fans but, from Anaconda to Sonic, computer imagery in film has a patchy recordModern Toss on bad CGI in films What it was A horror, a horror movie, a singing violent horror. Continue reading......17:52 2019-07-19

Mets’ Robinson Cano trade could get even worse CLEVELAND — You know what should never be said about the Mets’ trade for Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz? That it can’t get worse. Cano and Diaz have sunk well below the worst predictions for their seasons. Cano is one of just five players with at least 250 plate appearances, four or fewer homers and.....03:39 2019-07-10

E-bikes are now allowed in US national parks, for better or worse The next time you visit a National Park in the US, you can likely bring your e-bike with you. The National Park Service has expanded the use of e-bikes to allow pedal assist models on the same roads and trails as conventional bicycles so long as the......03:00 2019-09-03

Iran says it has broken stockpile limit set by nuclear deal TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister says it has surpassed the limit on its stockpile of low-enriched uranium set by the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.
The state-run IRNA news agency quoted Mohammad Javad Zarif as making the announcement Monday.
The deal limited Iran to 300 kilogr...16:52 2019-07-01

What we're listening to: Broken Record and Thom Yorke's 'Anima' In this month's installment of our audio IRL, we're back to podcasts. Deputy Managing Editor Nathan Ingraham embraces the weirdness of Thom Yorke's new album and Senior News Editor Billy Steele can't get enough of Malcolm Gladwell's music history sho......16:39 2019-07-08

Pope Francis gets trapped in broken Vatican elevator ​Pope Francis was late for his weekly address on Sunday after he got stuck in an elevator for 25 minutes and had to be rescued by firefighters. He apologized to the thousands who had gathered in St. Peter’s Square for being late. “Dear brothers and sisters, good morning. First of all, I ...17:00 2019-09-01

Pima County Jail placed on lockdown due to broken pipe TUCSON – A broken pipe has prompted a lockdown at Pima County Jail, Pima County Sheriff’s Department reported Tuesday afternoon.
According to PCSD, the jail was put on lockdown after jail officials discovered a broken pipe and roof damage at the facility. Officials say the lockdown was p...19:52 2019-07-31

Arsenal's mentality is broken, and blame must start at the top At least Stan Kroenke didn't have to stay up late to watch this. Of course, it would have been nice had Arsenal's American owner been in Baku, but it isn't really his style to engage so closely, even with a first European trophy for 25 years on the horizon....14:13 2019-05-30

Commuting chaos as broken rail shuts down 7 train A broken rail on the 7 train line caused a hellish commute for city straphangers Monday morning. The train trouble started around 7 a.m. when a broken rail near Queensboro Plaza temporarily wiped out 7 train service between Queens and Manhattan in both directions, the MTA said. Trains on the line th...19:52 2019-08-26

Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer to start despite broken nose WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer is scheduled to pitch Wednesday night against the Philadelphia Phillies, a day after breaking his nose during batting practice.
Scherzer was injured Tuesday when he took a ball off his face while attempting a bunt. The team says a CT scan w...19:00 2019-06-19

Catch-22: has George Clooney broken the curse of the unfilmable novel? It’s a modern American classic, but Joseph Heller’s fractured story has defied suitable translation on to the screen – until nowFans of the unfilmable novel must be having a terrible time of it now. In the last three weeks alone, two of the most notorious examples have made their way to screen. Admi...09:39 2019-06-20

The US labor market is broken ... but an Opportunity Marketplace could save it A big, bold idea to create an empowering labor market would give Americans without college degrees a chance to shine No market is more broken than the labor market, or with such dire consequences. In particular, 100 million-plus adults without four-year college degrees are deeply disadvantaged, scre...14:13 2019-08-14

Elijah Cummings’ Baltimore home broken into: cops Rep. Elijah Cummings’ Baltimore home was broken into over the weekend, police and a report said Thursday. The burglary took place Saturday around 3:40 a.m. at the house in the 200 block of Madison Avenue, a Baltimore Police Department spokeswoman said. According to local outlet WJZ, that is wh...00:13 2019-08-02

Tiffany Cabán’s Queens DA prospects looking even worse today Queens district attorney candidate Tiffany Cabán’s last-ditch bid to get disqualified votes counted in the razor-thin Democratic primary was all but sunk Wednesday as a judge wouldn’t commit to counting them. That news came a day after the Board of Elections, which already certified the race i...00:13 2019-08-01

How big biased datasets make social inequalities worse At almost every point in our day, we interact with digital technologies which collect our data. From the moment our smart phones wake us up, to our watch tracking our morning run, every time we use public transport, every coffee we purchase with a bank card, every song skipped or liked, until we ret...11:00 2019-07-07

The script for the Game Of Thrones finale is somehow worse than the episode We’ve had roughly two months to chew on the divisive final season of Game Of Thrones, and whether it’s dulled or brightened in your mind is your own damn business. If you’re still grappling with what some have called a pat, irreverent, and wildly disappointing finale, though, it might help to read i...02:13 2019-08-02

The Life of a Facebook Moderator Sounds Even Worse Than You Imagined For years, reports have emerged detailing the toll moderating online content takes on those tasked with cleaning up the websites of the most powerful tech companies. Facebook announced in May that it would make some changes so that a chunk of this moderator workforce (though not all of it) would be ...00:52 2019-06-20

Britain’s next prime minister could make Brexit worse Theresa May spent two years trying to work out how Britain should leave the European Union, and it remains unclear whether any of the candidates vying to replace her have a real plan to deal with Brexit....17:52 2019-06-11

Ex-Giants quarterback: Daniel Jones has it worse than the rest of us This is supposed to be the fun part for Daniel Jones. Instead of being a hyped rookie with the hope of being a franchise savior, he has become the unassuming face for what’s wrong with the Giants, whose decision-makers were widely criticized for taking the Duke quarterback with the No. 6 pick of Apr...07:52 2019-08-02

NYC’s gross subway cars are actually getting worse – and causing delays It’s not just you — the subways really are getting grosser. Reports of “soiled” subway cars are on the rise, MTA data shows. So far, there have been 1,623 reports of dirty train cars through August of this year. In 2018, the MTA had 2,058 reports of soiled subway cars —...00:26 2019-09-10

Reggie Bullock’s road to Knicks could be worse than imagined Reggie Bullock may not see the basketball court until next year. According to a leading orthopedic surgeon who specializes in sports back injuries, the “cervical disk herniation” surgery Bullock underwent last week normally requires six months of recovery time before a player can compete with contac...04:52 2019-07-25

CC Sabathia flops as Yankees’ rotation woes only get worse CHICAGO — Spring training was loaded with questions about the Yankees’ rotation. Now, two-plus months into a season that has been mostly been a celebration of the club overcoming injuries to multiple stars, the canopy of doubt continues to smother the starters. Before the White Sox pinned a 10-2 los...08:26 2019-06-15

WWE’s Super ShowDown was a disaster and Undertaker-Goldberg was worse WWE ended up greatly insulting WrestleMania by billing Super ShowDown as its equivalent. The pay-per-view show from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia is up there with the worst the company has produced. Pushing it as being on par with a WrestleMania only made it worse. There was some solid story advancement and ...19:52 2019-06-08

Let's see who can make the Spider-Man: Far From Home IMAX poster even worse It’s difficult for the outside viewer to surmise what could have happened with the Spider-Man: Far From Home IMAX poster. Against the type of European outline background you’d be likely to find on a Trapper Keeper, we have a large traditionally costumed Spider-Man; a smaller, upside-down Spider-Man;...01:00 2019-06-15

Stephen Colbert on Trump: 'It’s even worse when he tells the truth' Late-night hosts discussed Trump’s ABC interview where he admitted he would take foreign information on his opponents and not report itWith Donald Trump admitting he would accept foreign intelligence on his political opponents, late-night hosts had a fresh crop of material. Continue reading......20:39 2019-06-14

Are motorcycle taxis making the Ebola crisis worse? The Congolese trading city of Butembo relies on its ‘taxi-motos’ to keep business running, but the taxi unions are resistant to helping government Ebola efforts – and their bikes could be spreading the diseaseSwarms of motorcycle taxis overloaded with passengers and goods weave their way through tra...08:13 2019-07-24

Avery Williamson's ACL Tear Could Not Have Happened At A Worse Time NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported on Friday that Jets linebacker Avery Williamson had suffered a torn ACL during the team’s preseason game against the Falcons on Thursday. The injury happened with 3:52 left in the second quarter, at which point every defensive starter except for Williamson had bee...15:39 2019-08-18

Cheap Mrs. Maisel Gas Made Los Angeles Traffic Even Worse Los Angeles traffic is so terrible there is no punchline here; the sentence is just fact. And very often, there is not any discernible reason for sitting motionless on the 101 for an hour, just too many people trying to get from point A to point B simultaneously. However, if you found yourself stuck...17:00 2019-08-16

Glaciers Are Melting Underwater. It’s Worse Than Previously Thought Underwater ice melt from glaciers could be happening much faster than previously thought, according to new research published in the journal Science. That’s a dangerous finding as melting glaciers linked to climate change threaten to raise sea levels dramatically by the end of the century.
The...17:52 2019-07-31

Chris Froome’s injuries ‘could have been hell of a lot worse’, says Thomas • Tour de France champion says Froome’s absence is ‘big blow’• ‘He was lucky to come away with the damage he’s done’Chris Froome was “lucky” not to have sustained even greater injuries following his crash last week, according to his teammate Geraint Thomas.Froome crashed into a wall at 37mph in the ...00:00 2019-06-18

Global warming is worse than any climate change in the last 2,000 years LONDON – Earth’s rapid warming in the late 20th century was far more widespread than any temperature variations during the previous 2,000 years, according to a study published on Wednesday that shows how profoundly humans have altered the climate. The study crunched data covering two millennia...05:13 2019-07-25

'Succession' shows media dynasties are just families, only much worse "Succession" somehow makes the high-stakes machinations of self-centered, awful, filthy rich people a whole lot of fun. Like "Billions," it feels like a series narrowly calibrated to the times, while offering juicy parallels to the life and career of Rupert Murdoch, capturing the Fox mogul -- in spi...03:52 2019-08-12

Corey Ballentine is overcoming tragedy ‘worse’ than many thought He was told the bullet lodged in his body would set off the security alarms at airports, but so far it has not. There were no stitches administered to close the wound, but that does not mean the healing process was seamless for Corey Ballentine. The rookie cornerback is one of the loudest stories of...04:26 2019-08-28

DeAndre Baker injury news gets worse for Giants The Giants’ streak of injuries continued Sunday when first-round pick DeAndre Baker “felt something” in his knee during individual warm-ups at practice. He didn’t participate in team drills and had an MRI exam. While there was no official announcement, the rookie reportedly sprained his left knee. H...11:00 2019-08-12

Doordash customer claims scuffle with driver left him with broken leg A Doordash customer claims he ordered dinner from a burger joint — and got a broken leg on the side. Michael Garcia, a restaurant manager who lives in Astoria, Queens, alleges in a lawsuit in New York state court that his leg got broken in a late-night scuffle with a driver who refused to bring......22:39 2019-07-31

Google confirms Search results are broken for ‘some’ Android users No, you’re not the only one: a bunch of Android users are complaining they’re unable to load Google Search results in full on their phones. Numerous reports claim Search result pages aren’t completely rendering, randomly leaving a “white wall” at the bottom. The issue has persisted for at least “the...23:39 2019-07-24

Elizabeth Ashley: Hard-living Rip Torn was like ‘broken crystal’ The first person I called after hearing Rip Torn died on Tuesday was Elizabeth Ashley, who knew him well. “I’m seeing so many R.I.P.’s for Rip,” the actress told me. “Are you f—ing kidding me? Rest in peace? If there is a God, Rip is in hand-to-hand combat with him because Rip will argue his.....05:00 2019-07-12

Blazin' Saddles: The 2019 Tour de France route broken down "Starting in Brussels on Saturday 6th July and finishing in Paris on Sunday 28th July, the 106th edition of the Tour de France includes five altitude finishes, 54 time-trial kilometres and a record 30 climbs of second-category or higher. We run through the mountainous route and ask who it will suit…...17:52 2019-06-28

Physics not “broken” after all? We’re close to resolving proton radius puzzle Enlarge / Image of a hydrogen atom's electron orbitals taken with a quantum microscope in 2013. Physicists have been trying to resolve conflicting experimental results, using hydrogen atoms, on the proton's radius for nearly a decade. (credit: APS/Alan Stonebraker)
Physicists at York University in...06:52 2019-09-06

Redditor repurposes a broken MacBook Pro into a neat iPad-Mac hybrid Most MacBook Pro machines with busted screens end up in a junkyard. But a Reddit user made the best use of it by hooking it up to an iPad Pro and creating an amazing hybrid machine. The user, u/andrewkroger, explained that he took apart the assembly of their MacBook Pro‘s damaged display and attache...18:13 2019-09-05

Epstein autopsy determined he had several broken neck bones: report Jeffrey Epstein’s autopsy determined the convicted pedophile suffered multiple broken neck bones, according to a report. One of the breaks was to the hyoid bone, an injury that experts told the Washington Post is more common in homicide victims. The discoveries were disclosed to the paper by two peo...07:00 2019-08-15

Autopsy finds Jeffrey Epstein had several broken neck bones Jeffrey Epstein’s autopsy determined the convicted pedophile suffered multiple broken neck bones, according to a report. One of Epstein’s breaks was to the hyoid bone, an injury that experts told the Washington Post is more common in homicide victims. The discoveries were disclosed to the pape...08:39 2019-08-15

Chris Froome out of Tour de France after suffering suspected broken leg • ‘It’s a very serious accident,’ says Dave Brailsford• Four-time Tour winner was injured on Criterium practise runChris Froome is out of the Tour de France after being taken to hospital on Wednesday with a suspected broken leg following a crash before stage four of the Criterium du Dauphine.Team In...17:00 2019-06-12

Sterling Shepard details challenge of practicing with broken thumb Sterling Shepard saw Odell Beckham Jr. make one-handed catches seem like the norm at times over the last three years, but it’s still not comfortable for him — even when that’s all he’s supposed to do. The Giants wide receiver has continued to practice despite breaking his left thumb on the first day...10:00 2019-08-07

Boxer Says His Hand Was Broken In Bizarre Hotel Ornament Accident Former featherweight world champion Carl Frampton was set for a comeback fight against Emmanuel Dominguez this weekend in Philadelphia. Instead, he will leave Philly with no decision and two broken bones in his hand after he said a decorative concrete column in the lobby of his hotel fell and smashe...12:26 2019-08-07

Wales’ Taulupe Faletau out of Rugby World Cup with broken collarbone • Injury-hit No 8 suffers setback in training and needs surgery• ‘Innocuous training ground incident’ resulted in breakWales will be without one of their most experienced and influential forwards in the World Cup after their Lions No 8 Taulupe Faletau suffered a broken collarbone in training this we...20:00 2019-08-01

Nationals’ Scherzer suffers broken nose during bunting drill WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer suffered a broken nose when he took a ball off his face during batting practice on Tuesday.
Scherzer was injured while attempting a bunt. The team said a CT scan was negative.
The three-time Cy Young Award winner was scheduled to start one ...04:26 2019-06-19

Wildfire smoke worse for kids' health than prescribed burns (Reuters Health) - Children who are exposed to smoke from wildfires may experience a greater health impact than those exposed to smoke from prescribed controlled burns, according to a small study in northern California....12:13 2019-06-06

Europe’s Mars lander parachute problems may be worse than thought Enlarge / If the ExoMars spacecraft successfully lands on Mars, it will deploy the Rosalind Franklin rover. (credit: ESA)
In October 2016, Europe's small Schiaparelli lander entered the Martian atmosphere and attempted to touch down on the surface of the red planet. Due to an altitude measurement ...22:13 2019-09-10

The Worst Fire Gadget Amazon Ever Made Is Even Worse Than I Remember The Amazon Fire Phone was garbage when it was released five years ago in July 2014. At its announcement, Jeff Bezos stood on stage and called the device “gorgeous,” “elegant,” and “refined.” It’s none of those things. I spent a few weeks revisiting Amazon’s phone failure, and to be sure, reviewers w...00:00 2019-07-12

‘Worse than Ronaldo’s’: fans mock George Best statue in Belfast Artwork joins list of footballers’ bronzes that received less than glowing reviewsFrom Cristiano Ronaldo to Diego Maradona, a dubious likeness in bronze has become almost de rigueur for any self-respecting football superstar.Now the late, great George Best has been added to the list, after fans heap...22:00 2019-05-23

Tesla's Navigate Is Worse Than Human Driving: Consumer Reports Car buyers have shown that they’re ready to embrace autonomous cars—but are automakers actually equipped to meet that demand? A new Consumer Reports article evaluating the viability of Tesla’s Autopilot software says that we’re... not quite there yet....21:13 2019-05-22

Fluoride Linked to Worse Kidney Function in Teens, but Don't Flip Out There are few things that can set off the paranoid-minded faster than talking about fluoride in the drinking water. But a new study out Thursday cautiously suggests that even low levels of fluoride in teens could be linked to changes in their kidney and liver function. It’s still unclear whether the...07:00 2019-08-08

David Duval makes nightmare 13 at British Open — and it could’ve been worse However rough your morning is, just know that David Duval’s is worse. The 2001 British Open champ started out strong at Portrush, with two birdies on the first two holes. Then he put up a quadruple bogey. Then he put up a disaster of epic proportions, carding a 13(!) on the seventh hole. This ...19:26 2019-07-18

Mississippi sheriff said local politician was ‘worse than a black person’ A white Mississippi sheriff enraged over a local legislator’s opposition to the construction of a new jail said the pol was “worse than a black person,” according to a report. Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson made the shocking statement in a text exchange with another local elected official that was r...03:00 2019-08-15

Mario Maker 2’s Hell Level Is Even Worse In Counter-Strike Sometimes, you’ve just got to dust off an old classic. And ruin it. Last month, that’s exactly what one Mario Maker 2 player did with the original Super Mario Bros’ opening level, transforming it into a lava stick hellscape for freaks who like to be voraciously licked by slavering flame tongues. The...10:26 2019-08-13

Forget China – it's America's own economic system that's broken | Robert Reich US weakness is inbuilt – the big 500 companies owe loyalty only to themselves and the public is shut out from prosperityXi Jinping might possibly agree next weekend on further steps to bring down China’s trade imbalance with the US, giving Donald Trump a face-saving way of ending his trade war. Rela...10:52 2019-06-23

Notre Dame’s Ian Book apologizes to Louisville cheerleader for broken nose Notre Dame starting quarterback Ian Book nose he messed up. The star senior apologized to the Louisville cheerleader whose nose he accidentally broke with an errant throw during Notre Dame’s 35-17 win Monday over the Cardinals. “I messaged him back [on Instagram], and I was like, ‘All is good,...06:39 2019-09-04

Jeffrey Epstein autopsy report shows broken neck: sources An autopsy of the financier Jeffrey Epstein, who died in an apparent suicide while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, found his neck had been broken in several places, according to two law enforcement sources....15:26 2019-08-16

'My heart is broken': Japan mourns victims of mass stabbing attack Eleven-year-old victim described as thoughtful pupil, while foreign ministry pays tribute to 39-year-old official who also died The head of a school in Japan whose pupils were targeted in a deadly mass stabbing on Tuesday has said he is “heartbroken” by the attack, which left two people dead and 17 ...13:52 2019-05-29

Report: Nintendo Will Fix Broken Joy-Cons For Free, Refund Prior Repairs Following continued reports that the Nintendo Switch’s Joy-Con controllers are “drifting”, a Vice story today claims that Nintendo is instructing its customer service representatives to repair the controllers for free, no questions asked. And anyone who has previously paid to get one repaired will n...02:00 2019-07-24

The Guardian view on a Libyan crisis: made worse by outsiders | Editorial Coddling a warlord and preventing refugees from fleeing conflict is no way to foster stability in north AfricaTwin tragedies, within hours of each other, have finally returned attention to the vulnerable migrants desperate enough to seek a better and safer life in Europe via Libya. We already knew t...00:39 2019-07-08

Jarred Kelenic is making Mets’ Robinson Cano trade look even worse Not two months into the season, it looks like trading your organization’s best prospect for a 36-year-old with a large contract might just be a bad idea. As Robinson Cano exited Wednesday’s game with tightness in his left quad and has since been placed on the injured list, Jarred Kelenic...17:39 2019-05-23

Brandon Nimmo injury news gets worse with bulging disk reveal Perhaps this explains all the new outfield moves the Mets have made recently. Brandon Nimmo told MLB.com on Saturday that he has a bulging disk in his neck and is suffering from whiplash. The Mets have been vague about the injury that sent Nimmo to the injured list Wednesday, first describing it as ...02:39 2019-05-26

Documents reveal $500m Broken Hill pipeline built for benefit of irrigators Exclusive: Business case, which NSW government fought to keep secret, shows water security was not primary motivation for pipelineA business case for the controversial $500m Broken Hill pipeline, released after a three-year battle, reveals the New South Wales government made almost no effort to eval...22:39 2019-08-14

Tommy Wiseau's Marvel remix of The Room is the thing broken brains are made of At the :58 (oh hi) mark of this video, you may find yourself wondering aloud, “What the fuck am I watching?” And then things get weird. Weirder, even, than the kooky surreality implied by your average Tommy Wiseau “project.” It is around this time that Wiseau’s mashup of Marvel Studios and The Room,...20:13 2019-07-31

Crying children and broken families: huge raids break immigrant communities State officials were left scrambling to cope with the human fallout after being kept in the dark about Wednesday’s mammoth immigration raidsDistraught relatives wept alongside distressed children in school lobbies this week, trying to grapple with the reality that agents from the United States Immig...12:13 2019-08-10

The year-long rash of supply chain attacks against open source is getting worse (credit: Wired UK/Shuttershock)
A rash of supply chain attacks hitting open source software over the past year shows few signs of abating, following the discovery this week of two separate backdoors slipped into a dozen libraries downloaded by hundreds of thousands of server administrators.
The fi...15:26 2019-08-21

Mets’ Cano trade gets worse: Bruce close to Phillies, Kelenic rising It’s the Mets trade that keeps on giving… pain. And somehow, it’s only getting worse. The winter blockbuster that saw an overly ambitious GM Brodie Van Wagenen cast off a pair of veterans and slew of talented prospects to the Seattle Mariners is now veering all over the place, as r...20:00 2019-06-02

WHO at 70 - working for better health for everyone, everywhere On 7 April, World Health Day, the World Health Organization marks its 70th anniversary. Over the past 7 decades, WHO has spearheaded efforts to rid the world of killer diseases like smallpox and to fight against deadly habits like tobacco use. This year, World Health Day is dedicated to one of WHO...18:13 2019-05-21

GPS on the Moon? NASA’s working on it If you’re driving your car from Portland to Merced, you probably rely on GPS to see where you are. But what if you’re driving your Moon rover from Oceanus Procellarum to the Sea of Tranquility? Actually, GPS should be fine — if this NASA research pans out.
Knowing exactly where you are i...22:13 2019-07-03

PCSD: 911 system now working TUCSON – Regional 911 services are now working after crashing early Tuesday morning.
Regional 9-1-1 services are working!
Call 9-1-1 for emergency needs. https://t.co/P0VcDT4J7v pic.twitter.com/9iUbdMyfiS
— Pima County Sheriff (@PimaSheriff) July 9, 2019
According to Tucson Fire, Publi...17:00 2019-07-09

The SoulCycle Boycott Seems Like It's Actually Working Remember last month when a bunch of people got really upset that the billionaire who owns a group of trendy gyms was hosting a fundraiser for President Donald Trump in the Hamptons? Well, their calls for a boycott of at least one of those exercise companies, SoulCycle, seems to be working....02:00 2019-09-07

Crews Working Crash On I-75 NB
UPDATE: The scene is clear.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) – A crash on northbound I-75 is causing delays this morning.
The crash occurred at the split of I-64 and I-75. Witnesses tell LEX 18 that the crash involved a semi and another vehicle.
Lexington police tell LEX 18 that the driver of the car...14:39 2019-05-23

The System Is Working Perfectly On Monday, a large congressional delegation visited multiple detention centers in Texas to see what the conditions for the people being kept there are like. The things they saw were horrifying....19:52 2019-07-02

This July, We're Working on Balance It’s time to come in from the playground and start a new chapter of the Lifehacker Fitness Challenge. For July, we’re back to something you can do in the shade, in any spare moment you might have: balance exercises....21:26 2019-07-01